Hundreds of hours of leading projects for multiple product lines, along with many hours of study, and an above average passing score on all domains on the PMP exam from the Project Management Institute.
Dozens of hours devoted to learning Agile methodologies through courses, books, post-course-work, experiences, mentorship, and years of experiencing leading and coaching Scrum and leadership teams.
Years of helping to mentor agile teams, tens of hours of training in Agile methodologies, and above average passing scores on all domains on the PMI-ACP exam from Project Management Institute.
Strategically managing and guiding the adoption, success, and ongoing improvement of Lean-Agile culture in your enterprise using the SAFe® framework.
Regularly experimenting with teams to develop an appreciation for the art of facilitation as key to fostering collaboration and enabling self-organizing teams
Relentlessly studying to craft and hone the skills needed to create a safe environment for meaningful collaboration and healthy conflict resolution within an agile team
At the heart, implementing processes for your projects and figuring out the most valuable deliverables is about first getting teams excited to jump into the deliberate and ecstatic pursuit of high performance together around a shared goal.
Tara encourages teams to:
Embrace Openness and Transparency, setting aside ego for the sake of bringing our best selves to the work we set out to do.
Acknowledge and actively combat the prevailing mindsets, structures and forces that tell some members of your teams that they are less than.
Organize together to create exponentially amazing value, solving complex issues across departmental silos.
Champion organizational thinking and strategic objectives to ignite passion for a shared mission, vision, and values.
Whether you're creating a physical product that changes the world, building a SaaS website to shake up your industry, executing a Marketing Campaign that drives strategic objectives, or hiring new team members that are a good fit for your organization, embodying these principles can help companies and their employees to achieve greatness through autonomy, mastery, and purpose.
While the road to project implementation and execution can sometimes seem daunting, putting the practices in places is the easy part! The real work is in how to come authentically, strive for excellence, and care deeply about one another.
Connect with Tara today about how she can support your products and team's growth.